John francis pbessley



J y 1929- ,J. F. PRESSLEY BOTTLE COOLER Filed April 10, 1928 A 1 TOR Mn,

Patented July 9, 1929.

UNITED STATES JOHN FRANCIS PBESSLEY, or TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

BOTTLE COOLER.

Application fiieaa rn 10,1928. Serial No. 268,995.

My invention relates to improvements in bottle coolers, and the objectof the invention is to devise a cooler of thistype which will have amaximum capacity both as to the number of bottles contained and thecooling effect thereon, and at the same time.

to devise a device all the parts of which are readily .separable sothatthey maybe readily gotten at for the purpose of cleansing andfurther to provide a devicewhich is strong and durable and rigid inconstruction, and itconsists essentially of the arrangement andconstruction of parts as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my cooler with the lid raised to showthe interior thereof.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional View through the cooler with the lid closed.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken at right angles to Figure 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective detail of the member forming the bottle guides.

Fig. 5 is a perspective detail of the mem- 25 ber forming the icechamber.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective fragmentary detail of the engagingportions between the intermediate semi-cylindrical member and the outercasing.

In the drawing like characters of reference indicate corresponding partsin each figure.

1 is an outer casing which is preferably supported on legs 2. The upperedge of the casing 1 is provided with an inturned flange 1 extendingentirely around the same. The flange 1 may be formed by an angle barextending around the upper edge of the casing 1 so that the verticalflange thereof extends against the outer face of the casing and thehorizontal flange inward so as to overhang the edge of the casing.

3 is an inner casing member which fits within the outer casing so thatthe walls thereof are spaced apart and provided at its upper edge withan out-turned flange 3 resting upon the horizontal flange 1".

The flange 1 is provided with notches 4 at opposite sides thereof andthe flange 3 with notches 4 for a purpose which will hereinafter appear.

The space between the inner casing 3 and outer casing 1 may be filledwith suitable non-conducting material as indicated at 5. \Vithin thecasing 3 is hung a plurality of concentric semi-cylindrical members 6and 7, the member 7 being provided at its ends with out-turned flanges 7adapted to rest whenthe member 7 is in position within the inner casing1 upon the end edge of such inner casing as clearly indicated in Figure2.

The semi-cylindrical member 6 is provided with laterally extending lugprojections 6 which pass through the slits 4 and notches 4 so as torestupon the lower end of the vertical portion 4 of the slit 4 and therebysupport the semi-cylindrical member in position when carrying a load ofbottles.

8 is a semi-cylindrical ice chamber provided. at its upper edge withinturned flanges 8 which extend laterally to form lug projections 8which rest upon the opposite edges of the inner casing 3 so as tosupport the ice chamber and aid in carrying its load.

Within the interspaces formed by the concentric semi-cylindrical members6 and 7 and the concentric ice chamber 8 are partitions 9 and 10extending from the wall of the member 7 to the wall of the ice chamber 8and fitting concentrically therearound and also extending downwardthrough the wall 7 so as to fit the inner surfaces of the walls oftheinner chamber 3, the vertical and bottom edges being preferablyprovided with reinforcing flanges 9 and9.

By this means the whole weight of the members 6 and 7 and ice chamber 8and the bottles contained within the interspaces therebetween aresupported directly upon the bottom of the inner chamber 3 as well as onthe upper edge of such inner chamber as previously described.

The inner chamber 3 is inserted within the outer chamber so that theflange 3 thereof rests upon the flange 1". The members forming thebottle guides as illustrated in Fig. 4 are then inserted as a unitwithin the inner casing member, the flanges 7 resting upon the end edgesof the inner casing member and the lug extension 6 fits within thenotches 4 as above described. The ice chamber illustrated in Fig. 5 isthen sprung into position fitting the inner edges of the flanges 9 and10, the lugs 8 thereof resting upon the front and rear edges of theinner chamber 3. The lower corners of the partitions 9 and 10 are cutaway as indicated at 11 soas to permit of the free circulation of waterwhich may drip from the ice chamber into the lower portion of the casing3 and thereby'equalize the cooling effect thereof.

In order to load my device the central compartment formed by thesemi-cylindrical member 8 is filled with ice and the bottles are sethorizontally with their longi tudinal axis parallel to an end edge ofthe cooler and rolled into the interspaces between the members 6- and 7and ice chamber 8 in the position indicated in Figures 2 and '3, beinginserted at one end of the interupon the upperedge of the casing, andvertical partitions extending through the interspaces between theconcentric members and resting at itslower end upon the bottom of thecasing. H V

2. A bottle cooler comprising an outer casing formed with heatnon-conducting walls, slit openings formed in the front and rear walls,a plurality of concentric semi-cylindrical members, the outer member ofwhich is provided with horizontally extending end flanges resting uponthe end edges of the casing, the intermediate member with laterallyextending lug projections fitting into the aforesaid slits, and theinner member With inturned flanges having extensions at their endsresting upon the front and rear edge of the casing.

3. A bottle cooler comprising an outer casing formed with heatnon-conducting Walls, slit openings formed in the front and rear Walls,a plurality of concentric semicylindrical members, the outer member ofwhich is provided with horizontally extending end flanges resting uponthe end edges of the casing, the intermediate member with laterallyextending lug projections fitting into the aforesaid slits, and theinner member with inturned flanges having extensions at their endsresting upon the front and rear edge of the casing, and verticalpartitions dividing the interspaces into compartments and extendingdownward to rest upon the bottom of the casing.

JOHN FRANCIS PRESSLEY.

